Country extension · British Indian Ocean Territory
.io domain name
Register or transfer your .io with WebOké. Below you can see what it costs, who can register a .io and what to look out for when transferring.
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Specifications
The key details of .io
- Country
- British Indian Ocean Territory
- Registry
- nic.io
- Registration period
- 1 to 10 years
- Renewal period
- 1 to 9 years
- Domain name length
- 3 to 63 characters
- Renewal on transfer
- yes, transferring renews the domain
- Transfer code length
- 8 to 32 characters
- Transfer lock available
- yes
- Number of nameservers
- 1 to 13
- Renewable after expiry date
- 35 days
- Quarantine after deletion
- 30 days
Features
- DNSSEC: yesYou can secure your domain name with DNSSEC.
- IPv6: yesThe nameservers for this extension can also be reached over IPv6.
- Special characters: yesDomain names with letters such as é, ü or ø (and sometimes other scripts) are possible.
- Whois privacy: yesYour details can be hidden in the public Whois.
- Trustee: no
Requirements
Who can register a .io?
- There are no restrictions for .io: anyone can register a domain name.
Good to know when registering
- After registration, the registry locks the domain name for 60 days. During that period, you can't transfer it to another registrar.
Transfer
Transferring a .io
- You need a transfer code to transfer a domain. Without the correct code, the transfer will fail.
- The domain name must not be locked. You can check this in the WHOIS. If there's a lock on it, you can ask for it to be removed as the owner.
- The domain name must be older than 60 days, otherwise the transfer will be refused.
- Start the transfer in good time, not just before the domain name expires.
- After a successful transfer, you can't transfer the domain name again for 5 days.
The transfer code
- You need a transfer code. The owner or the administrative contact of the domain name requests it from the current registrar.
- Check that the code is correct before you start the transfer.
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More information
Registry rules and links
- Registry website nic.io
- Dispute resolution policy nic.io
- Registry terms and conditions nic.io
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